Posting Date Archive - 29/12/2018

James Hildreth confesses winning the County Championship with Somerset 'would mean the world'

The batsman enjoyed a fantastic 2018, finishing as Somerset's leading runscorer and the only player other than Surrey's Rory Burns to make it past 1,000 runs, but was unable to inspire Somerset to what would have been their first ever title...

29/12/2018 | The Cricketer | Somerset Men | News | County Cricket | County Championship |

Wife of Andrew Strauss dies at 46 from rare form of lung cancer

She was diagnosed in December 2017, with her husband stepping down from his position as ECB director of cricket in October 2018 to focus on providing support for his wife, and their two children

29/12/2018 | The Cricketer | News | England |

The Stars of 2018: Our writers pick their standout players from the cricketing year

After quite a year of cricket, our writers have picked out which players have stood out for them across all formats, and who to look out for in the coming year...

29/12/2018 | The Cricketer | West Indies | Sri Lanka | South Africa | Pakistan | New Zealand | News | India | Features | England | County Cricket | County Championship | Australia |

Mickey Arthur given warning by ICC after confrontation with third umpire Joel Wilson

The incident occurred during play on the third day of the first Test between Pakistan and South Africa after the decision to give Dean Elgar out caught behind during South Africa's second innings was overturned...

29/12/2018 | The Cricketer | South Africa | Pakistan | News |

Fans ejected for racist chanting during Australia's third Test against India

Shouts of 'show us your visa' were heard coming from Bay 13 of the Melbourne Cricket Ground's Great Southern Stand throughout the first two days of the match...

29/12/2018 | The Cricketer | News | India | Australia |

Cameron Bancroft to make return from ball-tampering ban with Perth Scorchers

Bancroft's ban officially expired on Saturday and has been thrown straight into the Scorchers 13-man squad for their Big Bash match against the Hobart Hurricanes on Sunday...

29/12/2018 | The Cricketer | Perth Scorchers | News | Big Bash | Australia |

Alastair Cook knighthood confirmed in New Year's Honours List

Cook is the first cricketer in over a decade to receive the honour, with Ian Botham being the most recent recipient in 2007, and is the 10th cricketer to be knighted...

29/12/2018 | The Cricketer | News | Essex Men | England |

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